The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-28

vsstment in BUILDINGS, machinery and
tracks OF over $300,000. Two hunored
thousand dollars OF this am ,unt lhey
are bound by written contract TO OeS ex'
pend by the lst OF January, 1889.
These shops are to be erected to man
ulscture cars and locomotives for sev'
eral hundred miles OF railroad, beside
doing the immense repair WORK, which
will require the employment OF
not lees than 500 skilled mechahics'
q large force has been employed Tor
some time clearing of the land, and
today the work Of grading the same
begins, involving the moving OF about
70 600 cubic yards OF earth. IL is es'i-
mated that the pay rolls at these shops,
for labor alone, when completed. will
b. % 1000 per moi h. or 3720 OO rer
annum.
"Sfcond-Then We have the char.
coal and wood acohol works nearly
completed. This concern will convert
40 900 cords of wood per annum into
charcoal and alcohol, with average
capacity of 5000 bushels OF charcoal
per day and 10000 gallons OF alcohol
per snnum. The alcohol is ueed for
m, chsnical purposes ouly. The char
coal lie used Tor smelling ores into pig
iron. This plant has cost about $780,
900. A large number Of laboreIs are
employed.
"rhird-Then on an adjacent lot the
Decatur Land, Improvement and Fur
mace Company are rapidly erecting q
large charcoal blast furnace, with q
daily capacity OF about seventy tons OF
car wheel iron. The contract price
Tor this furnace is about $4,000, and
It will employ also large number Of
laborere.
"Four h-Thtn on djicent lot 10
this We have contracted for coke
lioi bat furnace with daily ca, a,iiy
OF l25ions per day. Messrs. Cor dor, ,Stro-
bel & Lareau, Of Philsdelphia, have
also the contract for the construction
Of this Tor about Sl0S,000. This will
employ large number I laborers.
"Fiith--rhen there is the Decatur
Iron Bridge aud Construction Com.
psny, with cssh capital Of 100000.
The immense building OF lnis com.
pany is nearly completed and the
machinery Is being rapidly placed
The main building (of iron) 10 800 feet
long by 30 In width, with two wing
20 by 10 feet. This company hal
already secured contracts for bridgel
amounting to over $3.50, 900, 10 be com
pleted within the mex. iour month";. Ii
officers are among the moot expert
enced and successful bridge builder
In the United S.at,s. This company
1t is expected will employ not lesI
ttal 200 skil'e mechaU'cL
"S.Xth-Then here Is the American
Oak Extract Company, composed o
wealthy men In Cincinnati and Wes
VnRinis, which has nearly complete,
its immense building and placed II
powerful machinery. The na'iv
woods are taken and crushed int
atoms and the tanin extracted, an
this is shipped over the wor d for tan
ming purposes. This concern ha
$4,000 cash capital, aud almost un
limited credit, and will employ
large number Of men.
"Seventh-Then there Ia the L9uI
4 Sor Machine Company, whose grca
msssive brick building Il Just now re
caiying Its finishing touches. Its irol
foundry Wentint blast few DAYS ago
and the buzz II its flying machinery 1
keeping lime to the music Of the sa'
and the hammer and the mNoh'
trowel In our bustling, busy towr
This concern manufactures engine
cotton presses, steam pumps, arch
tectural irons, etc, etc, and has cas-
capital OF $4,000.
"Eghth-rnen there is teing mp o
the adj,cent lot q huge Dinety.incI
Moree cotton compress, of which VI
SteeD, OF New Orleans, thu owner q
the patent, and builder, saysthere wi
be no superior compress to this one 1
tn Unlted States.
"But," continued Msi Gordon, :"
would weary your patience 10 enumei
ate all OF the rev enter 1ritee We hAv
s'arted In Decatur within the last ~
months. l think We have more tina
twenty prosperous industrial enteI
prisca either already completed Q
being rapidly constructed. and beside
We are Bow negotiating with q cou
pany for the location a stove work
another for the mfnufacluro OF CT
VIII, els, another fJrmaking iron ohair
on large scale, another ior q furn
ture factory, etc, etc
Are you doing anything In the wa
Of laying out and grading streeie, PR
vidIng sewerage and vaielwork
street cars, electric lights and To
, phones p
"Yee, sir, we are II you will com
! TO Decstur i will show ten miles
besut fully graded new streets su
broad avenues, come OF which W sl
already paving With the beautiful an
eerv ceAble luka gravel. We are no